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A simple http server like python -m http.server but:

  • written in rust with actix, should be faster
  • allow concurrency
  • download whole directories in .tar format
  • fancier directory listing
  • maybe announce itself on mDNS (avahi)
USAGE:
    http-server [OPTIONS] [PORT]

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -V, --version    Prints version information

OPTIONS:
        --bind <ADDRESS>       Specify alternate bind address [default: 0.0.0.0]
        --chdir <DIRECTORY>    Specify directory to server [default: .]

ARGS:
    <PORT>    Specify alternate port [default: 8000]

FAQ

  • Q: why .tar and not .zip? A: you can't stream a zip file efficiently, it needs to seek and write to the beggining of a file. will see.

Release builds

cargo build --release
strip --strip-unneeded ./target/release/http-server

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